[Elecraft] K144XV 2M Module and W2 Wattmeter on Web Order Form

[Neill Taylor]

At 09:26 27/05/2009 -0700, wayne burdick wrote:
>The K144XV increasing K3 band coverage to 160-2 m, which will be 
>great for those with limited space or the need for 2 m for 
>portable/mobile/marine operation. But it isn't for everyone, of 
>course. Some 2-m ops will prefer the slightly better NF and higher 
>power output of an external transverter.

I'd like to know a little more about the K144XV receive 
performance.  The Noise Figure is given as "<2 dB", while the 
external XV144 has a NF "typically 0.8 dB".  This seems like a 
significant difference.  The XV144 also has a high dynamic range 
front end - how does the K144XV compare?

Neill
F5VLD / G4HLX

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